Casting apparatus.



is. wagrrow. OASTING APPARATUS.

APPLIUATION FILED MAB-8, 1907.

' 9%,97, Patented Oct. 13,1908.

0 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

W. S. WESTON.

CASTING APPARATUS. APPLICATION mum MAR, s, 1907.

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Patented 0st. 13, 1908.

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W. s. wns mn. CASTING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED HA3. 8, 1907.

. Msanedf'fict. 13, 1908.

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. S. WESTON.

,OASTING APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 8., 1907.

Patented Oct. 13, 1908.

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GASTIN G APPARATUS. APPLICATION rIL'nn MALE, 1907.

Patented Oct. 13,1908.

6 SHEETS+SHEET 8v Inventor:

" citizen of the United States, and a r UNITED sTArEs PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM s. wnsroN, or onioi ico, ILLnvoIs CASTING; ArrARA rUs.

To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that I, VVILLIAM S. llns'ron, a sident of Chicago, county of Cook,; and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Casting Apparatus, of

to provide an arrangement of the molds on a traveling and preferably rotating carrier. together with improved-means for automatically opening and closing the molds and discharging the castings; 'to provide an. im-

. proved arrangement whereby the closing ofthe molds operatesto form aniininterrupted trough along which the molten metal may run from mold to mold while the latter are filling; to provide improvement-sinthecon-. struction of the working faces t themold and to provide improved automatic means for securing inserts andfthe lik'e' ifthemold cavity; I Y

The invention'consists in thefeatures or construction, combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter set forth, .illus trated in the accompanying drawings and more particularly pointed out'in the appended claims. i

v In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of a segment of In machine; Fig. 2 is a vertical section on. ine 2-2 of Figs. 1 and 10,

showing the mold in closed position,- Fig.2

is a detail vertical section of pa'rtsshown, in Fig. 2, but in a slightly different plane. Fig.

" 3 is a'detail section on line 33 of Fi 10,

showing the mold in open position an par 'tially rotated or inverted to discharge the casting. Fig. 4 is a similar viewtaken in section on the line 4 -4 of Fig. 10, showing' the mold-sections in-partially closed position and rcadyto receive inserts or the like. Fig. 5 is an exterior elevation of apair of closed mold sections. Fig. (iisan elevation of one of the inner mold sections showing its working face; Fig. 7 is an elevation of the outer mold section looking C at its working face. Fig. 8 is; a horizontal cross section through a pair of cl sed mold sections taken on the line. 8-8 of Figs. 2 and 5. V Fig. 9 is apartial hori- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 8, 1907. Serial No. 361,236.

,zontal plane.

Patented Oct. 13-; 1908.

zontal section of one of the outer niold sections taken on the line 9-9 of Fig. 5.. Fig. 10 is a plan view on a small scale of the entire machine Withaportion of the molds removed. Fi 11 is a cross section on the line ig. 10 with two of the molds shown in elevation.

A series of traveling molds are-mounted upon a suitable .carrier or wheel frame that is preferably built up of structural steel. In the form shown, the carrier or wheel. frame comprises a central hub 1 jo urnaled upon a short upright spindle or shaft 2, a series of radial frames comprising upperand lower angle bars 3connected by brace bars 4-.

the ends of the radial members or spokes of the Wheel frame, are secured upper and lower circular angle bars 5 The spindle 2 is mounted upon a pedestal 6 so that the wheel frame may rotate in an approximately hori- A row of'anti-iriction; balls 7 v(see Fig. 2) are interposed between suitable bearing members .8 and 9 secured-tortltihub .1 of the wheel frame and to'the upper end of the pedestal 6. 3

. Rotation is imparted to wheelframe .or mold carrier preferablybyineans of an annular rack 10 secured to thelower radial angiebarsii and a pinion '11 mounted upon a vertical drive shaft 12 and meshing with the teeth of the'rack 10. The drive shaft; 12 is mounted upon a suitable beariIIglS carried by the pedestal 6 and may be driven by any suitable application of power. l

The series .oi" two-pair molds, each comprising a section 14 and a section 1.5 are carried uponthe periphery of the wheel frame or mold carrier, and preferably between a series of supports or plates 16 secured in radial position to the upper and lower rims or circular angle bars 5 of the wheel trains or mold carrier. H

' For convenience in making rfepairssnd the like, each mold is preferably"mountedupon the wheel frame or carrier Independent oi the other 'molds and in such manner that itfinay readily be moved. For this purpose, the

outer, or what may be termcdthe movalde section 15 of each mold, is carried iip'on the I inner mold section, as hereinafter described,

and the latter is ren-iovably fitted between two ofthe adjacent radial supports or plates 16. For this. purpose,'theksinjpoits 16 are T-shapedattheir inner edgesor provided vided on opposite sides near their inner edges, with vertical ribs 18, all as clearly shown in Fig. 1. The inner or fixed section 14 of each mold (see Fig. 8) is shaped to "snugly between two adjacent radial supporting plates, its inner face abuts against the flanges 17 or T shaped edges of the plates and the sides of the mold section 14 are provided with vertical grooves engaging the ribs 18. The outer mold sections 15 are also shaped to fit snugly between the radial plates or supports 16 in closed position and the upper portions of both the inner and outer mold sections are enlarged laterally so as to extend over the upper edges of the supports or plates 16 to, tie central radial line of the supports, as further shown in Fig.

1. In this way the upper portions of the inner mold sections 14 a mt one against the other and the upper portions of the outer mold sections 15 abut in a similar manner when in closed position. The upper portion of the inner mold sections 1.4,are also off-set so as to overlap the outer edge of the wheel frame, as indicated in Fig. 2. In this manner, the molds are rigidly and securely held in. position upon the carrier but may be readily slid in vertical direction to osition on the carrier or as readily remove there from for repairs, renewals and the like.

Each of the inner mold sections 14 is provided at its lower end with a downwardly and outwardly projecting part 19 which carries the swinging support for the outer mold section. This swinging support or lever 20 is preferably formed of two members which extend on opposite sides of the projection 19 and are connected thereto by a transverse pivotbolt 21. The upper ends of the members of the swinging support or.

lever 20 extend outside of a pair of rearwardly projecting lugs 22 (see Figs. 5 and S) and are pivotally connected thereto by a transverse bolt 23. The lower ends of the members of the swinging support or lever 20 are secured to a counter-weight 24 which tends to hold the movable mold section 15 in closed position. supports or levers 20 for opening and closing the molds is controlled preferably by means of a cam track 25 carried on a series of pedestals 26 (see Figs. 2, 3, 4 and 11.) and which engages a series of rollers 27 on the swinging supports or lovers 20. Each lever 20 1s pr0vided-with a roller 27 suitably journaled upon a block or mount secured between the members of the swinging lever (see Figs. 2 and 5). The movement of the mold section 15 also controlled by a bent link or swinging support 29, the inner forked. end of which is pivoted to a stud 3O screw threaded into the lower end of the inner or fixed mold section 1%. The outer or upper end of the link 29 at the outer end is flattened and extends between the .mold section 1.5 to and. from tho mdld st ripheral surfaces of the rollers.

The movement of the sitiou which is shown in Fig. 2.

sensor lugs 22 on the outer mold section and is pivotally connected thereto by a cross pin or bolt 31. By reference to Figs. 2, 3, t and 11, it will be observed that the shift of the supporting lever 20 upon its pivot 21 moves the ion 14 to open and close the mold while the link or swinging support 29 operates to partially rotate the mold section 15 upon the pin 2? so that the mold section may be inverted (shown in Fig. 3) to discharge the casting and so that the mold sect-ion is also brought back accurately to position to close the mold. as shown in Fig. 2. In addition to the cum track 25, a second. cam track 2! is also prelerably provided upon the uprights or supports 26 that is arranged to engage a series of rollers 31;, one of which is journalod hetween a pair of lugs projecting laterally from the upper portion of each outer mold section 15.

In one complete revolution of the machine, the outer mold section 15 of each mold is opened and closed changing from the position shown in Fig. 2 to that shown in Fig. 3. then back to the position shown in Fig. 4 and finally back again to the closed position shown inFig. 2. This movement is effected by the stationary cam tracks 25 and 32 which are bent and twisted so that their working faces are arranged in dill'erent planes, to form proper tread surfaces for the rollers 27 and 33 on the swinging supports 20 and on the movable mold sections 15. That is to say, the surfaces of the cam tracks are in all positions parallel with the axis and pe- A single cam track for shifting the swinging supports 20 might be suflicient, but as stated a second cam track 32 is preferably provided for as sisting in the controlling movement of the outer or movable mold sections 15 upon the pivot pin 23. With the arrangement shown, the cam track 32 operates to close the mold while the cam track 25 operates to open the same so that by using two cam tracks, the outer mold sections 15 are positively shifted in opposite directions and to open and closed positions. The outer sectionof each mold is opened to its full extent at the point indicated by the line 33 in Fig. 10 and at this time the mold section is in the position shown in Fig. 3. As the machine is rotated in the direction ofthe arrow shown in Fig. 10, the

cam track 32 is brought to bear upon the roller 33 of the outer mold section 15 and shifts the mold section first to the position shown in Fig. 4 and finally at a point indicated by the line 2-2 in Fig. 10, the outer mold section is brought fully to its closed po- The mold sections remain closed during a pm-tion ol' the revolution of the machine (in the form shown the molds are held closed through slightly over a quarter of a revolution) and when the mold is so closed. the cam track 25 is out of bent away into the shape indicated in Fig.-10.'

The cam track 32 might be depended on to hold the mold. sections 15 in closed position, but preferably other additional. means are provided to positively hold the mold sections m closed position. For this purpose; a series offiat springs ,35 (see Figs. 2 and 11) are secured to the upper edges of the radial supports or plates 16 and these springs are provided in their outer ends with shoulders or offsets 36. As the mold sections 15 are swung to closed position the laterally offset upper, portions thereof pass over the spring catches or latches 35 until the shoulders 36 on the spring latches engage the outer faces of the mold sections, as shown in Fig. 2, at the right hand side of Fig. 11. and in Fig. 5, to hold the mold sections together. As stated, the cam track 25 in the closed position of the molds, is not in engagement with the rollers -27 on the swinging supports or levers 20, so that theeounter-weight on the latter may freely eXti -t its pre'ssurcto assist inholding the molds in closed position and-to insure that the bottoms of the mold/sections willbe smlgly held in engagement. A pair of set screws 37 are provided on the outer face of each mold section 15 near its lower edge (see Figs. 2 and 5) and agamst which the members of the swinging support 20 bear when in closed osition to force the bottom parts of the mo d in closed contact.

When the mold-reaches a point a. in Fig. 10, it is necessary to release the latch 35 and for this purpose a lug or strap 38 is secured to the under side of the cam track 32- at this point. At the position a (see Fig. 10) the cam track 32 begins to curve away from the machine (see dotted lines in Fig. 2) so that the lug 38 is in position to depress the spring catches 35 and release the mold sections 15. At the same time the cam track 25. (see dotted lines the machine so that the molds maybe readily removed for repairs, renewals or the like without interrupting thcoperationpf thcmachine.

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While the improved machine may be adapted to manufacture avariety of cast metal articles, the molds illustrated in the drawings are designed for the manufacture of railway brake shoes, and particularly that class of shoes provided withpreformed retaining, lugs and inserts of wrought iron or steel, and some of the features of the invention relate to means for holding the lug and the steel or iron insert or back in position in the mold during the cas'ting operation. I

In Fig. 3 the brake shoe is shown as just discharged from the mold and the retaining lug and back reinforcement of wrought ironor steel are shown, the latter by dotted lines. The lug and b ack are shown in full lines and held in position in the mold in Figs. 2 and 4.

The device for holding the lug and reinforcement or insert preferably comprises apair of jaws 39 arranged-within a cavity 40 in the back of the mold section 15 between the lugs '22- thereon. These jaws are ivotally mounted upon the cross bolt 23 am are providedat their ends with fingers or teeth 41' and 42 which engage the opening in the retaining lug of the insert. The jaws are provided with outwardly extending arms 43 which arearranged on each side of the flattened head or end of the link 29 and are provided with elongatedslots 44 -enga'gimgz; ec-

centric lugs 45 fixed to the head or end of the i I The shift of the' link 29 and of the eccentrics 45 fixed thereto r'elatively'to the arms 43 of the jaws as the mold section 15 3 moves from the position shown in Fig. 2 to that shown in Fig. 3, moves the jaws from the closed position shown in Fig. 2 to the open position shown in Fig. 3, while the reopen to permit the placing of the retaining lug, and wrought metal back in position. 3

The adjacent parts of the upper portions of the mold sections 14 and 15' are cut away to form a pouring trough or groove 46 cxteiu ling along or parallel to the parting lines of the mold. sections when the latter are in closed ()ne wall of the trougl'i is formed on the fixed mold sections 14 and the other 'on the movable mold sections 15 and since, as

stated, the upper portions of the mold sectionsrare in contact when in closed position, the trough extends continuously across all of the closed molds. The sections are preferably formed of cast iron and those portions of their surface which form the trough so are ,,-.preierelf ly providedwith o lining 4.7 of re ljrcctory materiel held in niece by wrought motel plates 48 detaehahly secured to the 5,,1nold sections by screws or the like, as indiceted in Fig. 1-. Extending from the bottmn oi" the trough 46 and in the parting line hetween the sections, are gates 4-9 which lead to the mold cavities. The portion of the man chine at the right hand side of Fig. 10 is slightly elevated so that-when the motel is poured into the trough at e point b, it will tend toilow through the trough in at dircction opposite to the movement ofthe me.- chine. The trough serves to guide the molten motel from mold to mold so thettwo or more of the molds, depending; upon the amount of elevation ol' the machine, may he filling at the some time. Referring to Fig. 1-0, the operation of the machine may he brieiiy described as Follows: The machine and the series of molds are moved. continuously in the direction indi-- outed by the arrow. tions arrive at the point 4i--4-, the inserts are put in place, as shown in Fig. 4. The mold sections are then gradually brought to the closed position shown in Fig. 2. As the molds a. )preaoh' and pass the point 6, they are filled with molten metal from a suitable spout or ladle, sll'surplus metal after each mold is filled fiowing on through the trench 46 which extends continuously over all of 11 1c closed molds into the next succeei'ling molds. .35 By the time the molds reach the point a the l castings are set and the molds are open to discharge the finished castings at the point 3-8. The molds then pass on to the point 4 4 where they are again provided. with in- 40 serts and lugs for the next series of castings.

The bodies of each of the mold sections 14 and 15 are made of cast iron. The working faces, that is the surfaces exposed to the sction. of the molten metal inc be formed in tl1e cast iron body. Prelereh y however, the mold cavity is provided with so lining of wrought iron or steel or an alloy of iron that has a. considerably higher fusion point than the cost iron of the body of the mold section. if the mold cavity were formed in the cast iron body of the sections, the labor incidental to planing and fitting of the sections would have to be repeated each time the mold was discarded because burned or otherwise dsmaged, whereas a renewable lining of sheet iron or steel may be formed at smell cost.

'As stated the particular molds illustrn-ted are designed for the manufacture of hrske shoes and, as shown in Figs. 2, 7 8 and 9, the outer mold section 15 which forms the heck of the brake shoe, is provided with a. liu log 50 oi substantially uniform thickness.

.lhis lining may he constructed at relatively small expense by shaping s-surtnhle sheet iron or steel blank under a press. it is attached to When the mold sec oooeov the main body o the mold m'i'lioii i5 lm screws 51, as shown in. .L :md may thus he readilyrenewed at sum ll :osl u nun hurried. The offs t portion of rh l illl in which the remininglug of the limlu sliov is Plfll'lll, projects through on opening; 172% in llll umld section 15 and into the cut away iiie'u or recess 40 where the juxws 31$! ore loonl'ml. To allow the ends of the jaws to outer and em gage the lug the portion 5; ol ihe lining: is provided with o slot 5 1- (suu Fig. 9) llml is of a width equal to the lliiclmoss ol' 1 lirjuuz,

This slot or opening .3 i in i'lm mum in me mold closed on h the lhlljgjlli mzu lug; ol' the insert projecting ilici'utlu-mm lr :md In .ll'. engagement ol' the teeili l2 ol' the juus 535', as shown in lEi so l'lmi nuuu oi the izmllm! motel con ilow rlim' =1 lll'filllj'll. it u. liml-m slice is to be r nistruclr lrll'l! ilw 11. 's l' ruuwl as pert oi the casting, he purl 5? ol' 1 lulining will he provided on its uymer um lower sides ig 5 and llwj:i .\1--J}t) with slots. :is shown in l will he provided ouch with only :1. single lir r or tooth which projects through the slot is im o engagement with ouch other to iorm the evelet or perforation oi" the oust h1g1 ,lu il her event it will he noted that the juws serve to insure that the lu-ukc shoe ill lX. moved out wardly with the mold sections 15 so tluit the cast shoes will he dischatrgml when the mold arrives to the position shown in .l ig. 3 wheu the jaws op 11 and release the costi Prcl'crolily at u. point slightly in odviuu'u of line 33 in Fig. l0, that is to so ul (he point where the inovuhli-i mold section is l ing in veri'cd to uutonistir-ally disclmrgrv (he costing, the cam truck 32 is bent rdmrpl, away from the mold and the con-1 ll'ltklx' 1.. is bent sharply inwardly toward the winning, arms or supoorts 20, so that the mold em tions will we quickly shifted mul will like with a. sharp hlow :ig uinst the cum ll'iH'h'. 3,) lo jar the ccstii'lg's loose, and insure heir discharge from the molds.

The vents for the mold cavities cannot v\'- tend upvmrdly, :is usual ut the purl in lino ul' the mold sections, since lhe continuous trough extending over all the closed molds is provided at this point in order to insure the filling of several molds at once und in order that the excess metal from one mold may [low on to the next succemling molds. in order to provide lor proper vouluge the shout motel lining 50 is sommvhut loss in uidth than the mold section if) so llmt vvrticul pus- :36 (see Fig. 8) are provided between the edges of i he liner and the rudiul supports or plates 16. These passages (sec Fir. T) (X- tond downwardly from :1- point xuljucoul. the top oi the mold cavity lint cannot he uxtoulh l h llicrel'mmi. for in llmt event they would prevent the iorumlion oi' the voutin'uous pouring lrougli "ill extending; uvul'ilu closed molds. 'lluxsc lni. ,ges thus open to the sir ot the bottom ol the mold sections.

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formed between the p M molds, gates 49 and the vents 56, 57and 58' grooves, as stated, are at the top of the mold cavity and are so shallow that they chill the iron whenitreaches and enters them, thereby avoiding any material flow of the molten metal through the vent or vents to the BX- terior. If desired or necessary, half-round grooves or vents 58 (see Figs. 5 and 7) may be formed in the sides of the mold section and which extend horizontally from the back of themold section to the upper ends .of the passag'gesi 56. When the vent openings or groovesSS are-employed the lower ends of the vent passages 56 may be closed.

The casting of metal articles in metallic molds causes "the articles to be more or less chilled in. accordance with the properties of the metal employed. In someinstances it is preferable that the cast iron should be chilled little as possible, as for instance, in the larger portion of the working face of a brake shoe. To avoid such chilling the mold section 14, which forms the wearing-face of the shoe, is'provided with inserts 59 (see Figs. 2, 6 and 8) of non-chilling material, such as graphite or clay,-.or a mixture of the two. These inserts are preferably held in plap c' against displacement bya plate 60 ofsheet iron or steel, set into a recess in'the back of the mold section 14. This plate, when the m'oldis in position [see 8), abuts against the flanges 17 or the radial supports or plates l6 and is securely held in place. Where the moltedmetal comes in contact with these/ inserts it is verymuch less chilled thagyivhere it comes in contact with the iron surfaces of the mold. "By a suitable arrangementof the non-chilling inserts 59, such for example shown in Fig. 6, a brake shoe is made w 'ch will present a wearing face made up of ehilled'and non-chilled portions. I

It should be noted that the pouring trough upper sections of the are all formed at parting nes of the mold sectionsso that they open and; close with the sections and rapidly clear themselves of molten metal. In. this way. they will not be- I come clogged by chilled metal and, if. they do, can be reacily cleared. It should be further noted. that the mmable mold sections open outwardly or away from the center of the movablh frame or carrier, so that the upper portions of the movable mold sections may-be arranged to abut to form the pouring trough 46 when the sections of the moldare closed. If the movable mo'ld sections op enedinwardly they could not be provided with portions arranged to abut when shown asparticularly designed for the manug iacture of brake shoes, that it may be employed for casting other articles and that numerous modifications may be made in the details Tse't forth-without departure from the essentials ofthe invention.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new an'd desire to secure by Letters Patent, is':

' 1. An automatic, continuously operating casting apparatus comprising a series of traveling molds, each mold consisting'of separable sections, mechanism for automatically moving one of the sections of each mold to and from the other in a curved path at an angle to the plane of movement of the molds to open and close the same, and means f r continuously supplying molten metal to t 1e closed molds; 1

2. An automatic, continuously operating casting apparatus comprising a series 'of traveling molds, each mold consisting of separable sections, mechanism for automatically and successively moving one of the sections of each mold to and from the other to open and close the same and for inverting the movable mold section in open position to discharge the casting, and means for continuously supplying molten metal to the closed molds. v

3. "A continuously operating, automatic casting apparatus comprising a traveling carrier and a series of molds mounted there'- on, each mold consisting of a fixed and a movable mold section, said movable mold sections being independently shiftable in curved paths to and from thefixed mold sections and at an angle to the plane of movement of said carrier, mechanism for controlling the shiftof said movable mold sections to automatically open and close the molds and means for continuously supplying-molten metal to the closed molds.

, 4. A continuously operating automatic casting "apparatus comprising a rotating mold carrier, a plurality of molds mounted thereon, each moldhaving a movable section, mechanism for shifting the movable mold sections toand from the other sections toautoinatifcally close and open the molds and for revolving the movablesections when in open position to automatically discharge the casting, and means for continuously supplying molten metal to the closed molds.

'5. An automatic casting apparatus comloo prising a series of traveling molds, each having a movable mold section and a series of pivoted arms whereon said movable mold sections are mounted to shift bodily in curved paths to and from open position and mechanism for continumisly and automatically controlling the operation of the movable mold sections.

6. A continuously operating automatic casting apparatus comprising, atraveling carrier, a plurality of molds mounted thereon, each mold having a movable section, a series of pivoted supports whereon said movable mold sections are mounted, mechanism controlling the shift oisaid supports to auton'iatically open and close the molds, and means for continuously supplying molten metal to the closed molds.

'7. A casting apparatus comprising a 1'0- tating); frame and a series of molds mounted thereon, each mold having a section movable to and from. open position, a cam and lever mechanism for shifting said movable mold sections and for partially rotating the same. in open position to discharge the castings.

A casting apparatus comprising a rotating "frame and a plurality of molds mounted thereon, each or" said molds having a. section movable to and from open position, a

series of pivoted lovers whereon said movable.-

mold sections arc mounted and a cam track controlliru: the movement oi said lovers.

9. A casting apparatus comprising a. series of traveling molds having sections movable to and "from open. position, a shittable support for each of said mold sections, said sections being shiltably mounted on saidsup ports, moans lor controlling the movement of said supports and means i'or controlling the novement of said. mold sections thereon.

10. A casting apparatus COIHIHlSlI'lg a trav cling: carrier and a series of molds mounted thereon having mold sections shiitable to and from closed position, a series ol pivoted supports whereon said movable mold sections are rotatably mounted and cam tracks contrcl ing' til. movement of said supports and said movable mold sections.

11. An auton'iatic casting apparatus co1nprising a rotatable frai'ne, a. series of molt." mounted thereon, each oi said molds co inc; o'l separable sections, one of Wbic' is movable. to and from the other, a series of arms pivoted on said'frame, said movable mold. sections being movably mounted upon said arms to move revolubly to and from the other sections and mechanism controlling the movement of said arms and said movable mold sections to automatically and successively open and close the molds' 12. A casting apparatus comprising a se ries-of traveling molds having shiftable secticns anda pairo'l" )ivoted arms for each mold Wl'icrcon the shrltoblc mold section is movably mounted toshilt to and i nn: open position and to be partially revolved or rotated when in open position.

tating frame, a plurality of mo ds mounted thereon having mold sections movable to and from open position, a pair of pivoted sup-- ports for eachmold to which the movable mold section is ivotally connected and nechanism contro ling the movement of said supports whereby said movable mold sections are automatically moved to and from. closed position and partially rotated when in open position to automatically discharge the castings.

1 [i casting apparatus comprising a ro toting frame or carrier and a. plurality of molds mounted thereon having sections movable to and from open position, a. pair of pivotal supports whorcon each of said mold sections is pivotally mounted and cam. lraelis controlling the movement of said supports and movable mold sections.

15. in a. continuously operating, autm matic casting apparatus, the combination with a traveling mold carrier, of a series of molds, each comprising a fixed and a movable mold section, mechanism for automatically shifting the movable mold sections to and from open position, and for partially rovolving the same when in open position and means for continuously supplying molten metal to the closed molds.

16. A continuously operating, automatic tasting apparatus comprising a movable mold carrier, a. plurality of molds mounted there n, one of tie sections of each mold boing piimtally supported with respect to its companion section, mechanism for :mtomat mold section to open and close the molds and means for continuously supplying n'iolten men l to the closed molds.

17. A continuously operating, automatic casting apparatus comprising a. rotating carrier provided with a plurality of mold sections and tor turning one of the. sections of each meld with respectto its compauiiui s tion g; auto really discharge the t'zlslllllf,

and it: I r rontimun "l ten n'iotai to the ports and of said movable mold sections to l automatically open and close the molds.

i It). A casting apparatus comprising a can r'ier traveling; in a horiv-zoutal plane and a "-rics or molds n'iounled thererm, each ll;l\'-- 13. A casting apparatus comprising a ro icaiiy and successively shifting said pivoted tions, mechanism for automatically and sue-- cessively opening and closing said mold sec- 1814i casting apparatus comprising a rotating mold carrier and a plurality o'l fixed of said carrier, a pair of swinging supports tor each movable mold section, ar-h movsponding pair of swinging supports, and means controlling tho'movemenl of said supltll) llll tic s thereon. l 31 ing sections movable to and from closedposition, a plurality of swinging counterweighted supports wherein said movable sections .are pivoted, means for controlling the movement of said supports and means for controlling the movement of the mold sec- O. A casting apparatus com rising a traveling cai rier provided with ed and movable mold secii ns, pivoted arms for sustaining said movable mold sections and a cam shaped rail controlling t e movement of said arms and said mold sect'ons- 21. A casting apparatus comprising a travelingmold carrier provided with fixed and movable mold sections,pivoted arms for sustaining said movable mold sections, acam shaped rail for engaging and shifting said arms and a second cam shaped rail for engaging and shifting said movable mold sections.

22. A casting apparatus comprising a traveling carrier, a series of molds inde endently and removably mounted on sai carrier, each of said molds having a section movable to and from 0 en position and means for automatically shilling said movable mold sections. I '23. A casting apparatus comprising a traveling carrier and'a plurality of molds, said molds and carrier having interlocking projections and lugs whereby said m'oldsare independently and removably sustained in position upon said carrier and meansfor automatically opening and closing said molds. 24. A casting apparatus comprising a rotating frame, a series of molds independently and removably mounted on said frame, each of said molds comprising a relatively fixed anda movable section, swinging supports connecting the sections of each of said molds I and means for automatically controlling the movement of each of said supports to open a and close the molds. 1

cessively shift said mold 25. An automatic, continuously operating casting-apparatus compr sing a number of molds arranged in endless series, each of said molds consist-ingot relatively movable mold sections, one at least of the sections of each mold being mounted to revolve to and from the other section thereof, whereby ready access is ailorded to the working faces of the mold sections when in open position, mechanism arranged -toautomat cally and sucsections to open and close the molds, and means forcontinu'ously conducting molten metal to the olosedmolds, substantially as described.

26. An automatic continuously operating casting apparatus comprising a number of molds'arranged in circular series, each of said molds consisting of relatively fixed and movable sections, mechanism arranged to automatically and successively shift saidsmovable mold sections to and'from open position and for inverting the same in open position .*-tively fixed and movable sections, a series of pivoted supports Whereon said movable mold sections are movably mounted and means controlling the shift of said supports and the movement of the mold sections thereon and arranged to automatically 0 en and close the molds and invert the mova le molds'ections when in open position,-substantially as described. c

28. A continuously operating, automatic casting apparatus comprising a number of molds, each consisting .of relatively movable sections and, all traveling in an endless circuit, one of the sections of each moldbeing arranged to revolve to and from the other to expose the Working surfaces of said mold sections in 'open.'position, mechanism arranged to automatically and successively open and close said molds at difi'erent parts of the circuit and means for continuously supplying molten metal to the closed molds su stantially as described.

- 29, A casting apparatus ries of molds, and all arranged to'travel in an endless circuit,'a series ofv swinging supports whereon said movable mold sections are mounted to swing in curved paths to and from 0 'en position and mechanism for automatica ly-shifting said movable mold sections to open and close the molds at diiferent parts of the circuit, substantially as described.

30. .A casting apparatus comprising a series of molds arranged in a substantially hori zontal plane and traveling in an endless circuit, each of said molds consisting ofrelatively fixed and movable mold sections abutting along -a substantially vertical parting line and mechanism arranged to automatically and successively shift said movable mold sections to and from open position and for inverting the samein open position, substantially as described.

31. A casting. apparatus comprising a series of molds arranged to travel in an endless circuit and'each having a movable mold secc-ornprising a setion, of a series of swinging arms whereon said movable sections are pivoted, mechanism eontrolling the movement of said arms and movable mold sections to automatically open and close the molds and invert the movable mold sections when in open position, substantially as described.

32. A casting apparatus comprising-a seriesof molds arranged to travel in an endless circuit andeach having a relatively fixed and a movable mold section, a series of swinging arms arranged .in pairs, each movable mold each having a movable section closed.

so as?- rable sections mounted on said frame, means i for automatically opening and closing' said sections, a sliiitable linger cooperating with one of said mold sections and means for nioving said linger as the sections are opened and;

:6. A casting apparatus comprising a travcling "frame, a series of molds mounted on said frame, each comprising a fixed and a movable section;;' aid movable mold section being mounted swing on a pair of pivoted supports, means 'for controlling the movement of said supports to open and close the mold sections, 1a Slliltable linger carried by said movable Inoldsecti'on and means controlled by the movement of said supports for shifting said finger. i

47. A casting apparatus comprising a travcling frame, a series of molds mounted on said frame, each comprising afixed and. a movable section, said movable mold section being mounted to swing on a pair of pivoted supports, means for controlling the movement of said supports toopen and close the mold sections, a pair of shiftable fingers or jaws mounted on said movable mold section and means controlled by the movement. of

said supports for opening and closing said lingers or 3 aWs.

'48. A casting apparatus co'rnprisinga series of molds consisting o1" separable sections all traveling together in an endless circuit, means'l'or shitting said mold sections to open and close the molds, the separate sections of the several molds having portions arranged to form a pouring trough when said mold. sections are in closed osition that extends continuously from me d to mold, and said inolds having gates leading from said trough to the mold cavities, substantially as described.

49 A casting apparatus comprising a series of molds each consisting of relatively fixed and movable mold sections and all arranged to travel in an endless circuit, mecle anism for automatically opening and closing said movable mold sections at difl'erentparts or? the circuit, said fixed and movable mold sections having portions forming a pouring trough. when said mold sections are in closed position that extends continuously between two or more of said molds, substantially as described.

50. A casting apparatus comprising a se ries of molds consisting of relatively lixed and movable mold so :tions all arranged to travel in an unglless circuit, said llxedand movable mold sections having portions forming, in closed position, a pouring trough on opposite sides of the parting line between said fixed and movable mold sections and above the mold cavities and that extends continuously betweei'i two or more of said molds, and gates at the parting lines between ries of molds each travel in an endless circuit n atically shitting said iudvable rnold sec;

from said trough to themold cavities, substantially as described.

51. Acasting apfparatus comprising a so ormedof relatively titted and movable mold sections, said mold sections having portions abutting in closed po sition and arranged to form. a trough extend ing continuously between two orniore or said molds, and said mold sections havin gates leading from said trough to the mold cavities and mecl'ianism for automatically shifting said movable mold sections to open and close the molds at dillerent arts of the circuit, substantially as described.

.52. A casting apparatus comprising a series of molds each iorn ed of relatively fixed and movable mold sections and arranged to travel in an endless circuit, said movable mold sections being shiitable outwardly in radial direction to open position and having portions abutting in closed osition to form a continuous trough extending. between the closed molds and means for automatically shifting saidlnovable mold sections to open and close the molds, substantially as de scribed. ii

53. A casting ap aratus comprisin a series of inolds'forined of inner fixed an outer movable mold sections and all arranged to means for autotions outwardly to open position and for in verting the same in open position, said lined and movable mold sections having portions forming a continuous trough in closed position which extcndsbetween two or more of said molds and gates at the parting lines of said fixed and movable mold sections leading from said trough to said mold cavity, sub stantially as described.

54. A continuously operating, automatic casting apparatus comprising a series of rela tively fixed and movable inbld'seetions, all

traveling together in an endless circuit, mechanism arranged to automatically and successively shift said movable mold soctions to open and close the molds, said'molds havingvents in the parting lines between the fixed andnovable vsections thereof leading from the upper portions of said mold cavities and means for continuously supplying molten ,metal to the closed molds, substantially as described.

55. A continuously operating, automatic plane, each of said molds coin rising rela lJVQly hired and movable mod sections,

mechanism arranged to automatically shift vents and gates formed in the between the relatively fixed mold sections. of the several the same in open position said casting apparatus comprising a series oi? molds arranged in a substantially horizontal zontal plane and each consisting of inner fixedand outermovable mold sections abutting n a; substantially vertical parting line,

a series of swinging supports whereon said movablemold sections are mounted, means for aut'oinati ally shifting said supports'to move said movable mold sections to open po sition and for inverting the same when in open position and a series of vents and gates formed in the parting lines between the fixed and movable mold sections, substantially as described.

57. A casting apparatus comprising a series of molds arranged in a planesl'ightly inelined to the horizontal, each of said molds consisting of inner fixed and outer movable mold sections and all arranged to travel together in an endless circuit, mechanism for shiftin said movable mold sections to automatically open and close the molds at different parts of the circuit, said mold sections having portions abutting in closed position to form a trough extendin continuously between two or more of said molds, and gates in the arting lines between said fixed and movab e mold sections leading from said trough to the mold cavities, substantially as described.

. 58. A casting apparatus comprising a series of molds arranged in a substantially horizontal plane, each of said molds consisting of an inner fixed and an outer movable mold section, a series of pivoted arms Whereon said. movable mold sections are pivotally mounted, mechanism for automatically shifting said arms to open said molds and means for inverting said movable mold sections when in open position, said. fixed and movable mold sections having portions abutting in closed position and arranged to form a trough extending continuously between two or more of said molds, and said mold sections having gates at the parting lines between said fixed and movable mold sections leading from said trough to the mold cavities.

59. A continuously operating, automatic casting apparatus comprising a series of molds, each consisting of relatively fixed and movable mold sections, gates and vents formed in the partin lines between said fixed and movable mold sections, said mold sections being arranged to travel together in endless series, mechanism arranged to automatically and successively shift said mold sections to open position and to partially revolve the same when in open position, whereby free access is afforded to said gates and vents for clearing and the like, substantially as described.

60. A casting apparatus comprising a eoasov and continuously between two or more of said molds, gates at the parting lines of said fixed and movable mold sections leading from. said trough to the ,mold, .:aviticsand down- Wardly extending vents at the parting lines of said fixed and movable mold sections leading from the upper portions of said mold cavities, substantially described.

61. A casting apparatus comprising a rotating frame revolublc in a substantially horizontal plane, a series of molds mounted. on said. frame, each consisting of inner fixed and outer movable mold sections abutting on a substantially vertical. parting line, said mold sections having portions abutting in closed position to form a trough extending above the mold cavities and continuously between two or more of said molds, said molds having gates at the parting lines of said fixed and movable mold sections leading from said trough to the mold cavities and having also downwardly opening vents at the parting lines between the fixed and movable mold sections leading from the upper portions of the mold cavities and means for automatically shifting said movable mold sections to open position and for inverting the same when in open position to expose the working faces, gates and vents of the molds, substantially as described.

62. A casting apparatus comprising a frame rotatable in plane slightly inclined to the horizontal, a series of molds mounted thereon, each consisting of an inner fixed and an outer movable mold section, mccluuiism for automatically opening and closing said movable mold sections, so id mold sections having portions forming a trough in closed position that extends cmitinuously between two or more of said molds and said molds having gates leading from said trough to the mold cavities, substantially as described.

63. A. casting apparatus comprising pormanent mold sections, one of which is [owned of metal and provided with. non-metallic inserts forming part of the surface of the mold cavity.

(i l. A casting apparatus comprisingpormanent separable mold sections, one oi" said sections having a removable \vorhing face or lining formed of relatively thin. sheet metal having a high fusion point.

i g apparatus comprisirw r 65. i'leasti rality ol 1' ling molds, each. formerseparable sections, means for automatically opening and closing saidmold sections and latches for holding said mold sections in closed osition.;

separable sections, 'means for automatically opening and closing said;.m0ld sections,

'tnpping said. latches.

67. A casting apparatus comprisi'n ie rototing carrier provided with a plurality of cestin eppere'tus comfirising e plu-' rality of trove ing molds; eac fog'med of I redial mold supports, fixed mold sections movably mounted between siid sup orts, 5 movable mold sections cooperating wit fixed mold sections, means for supporting and shifting said movable mold sections and etchbcrs projecting from the mold carrier and engaging the movable mold sections 20 when in closed position! I t WILLIAM s. WESTON. Witnesses:

KATHARINE GERLAOHL LILLIAN Pann'rzon. 

